How can community support/challenge/foster faith?
Community is shared life, commitment is vital. Holistic - physical, emotional, spiritual.
It is easier to hide somewhere other than an intentional community.
Leadership has to be vulnerable in order for others to feel vulnerable
Set up to be hurt when we are vulnerable (not all the time), that is were grace come into the picture.
Take risks - faith issue, even if people fail you, Christ will sustain you.
How do we keep from becoming an isolated ghetto of people who agree and do not challenge each others faith?
Make friendships outside our faith/group invite them to hang out.
Topic ideas:
*Asking the why questions to our group...
*What are our fears?
*What pushes our buttons?
*What is your passion?
(Let that guide the topics)
*Literature/reading - books that take us to another culture ask the gut wrenching questions that the atheist down the street is asking. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
*fear uncertainty, broken people talk to broken people.
*Discuss mental illness
(Please post questions and ideas as we continue our conversation.)
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